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Data Tables for Oral Health Indicators

Adults aged 18 and older with full dentition by selected demographic characteristics

Characteristics

NHANES III

BRFSS

N=16,818

N=19,243

Percent (95% C I)

Percent (95% C I)

Total

30.20 (28.74, 31.66)

50.10 (49.72, 50.48)

Age

   

18–24

65.19 (62.32, 68.06)

83.02 (81.99, 84.06)

25–34

45.29 (42.08, 48.51)

69.27 (68.36, 70.17)

35–44

30.11 (26.95, 33.27)

54.22 (53.35, 55.09)

45–54

16.82 (14.31, 19.33)

39.37 (38.41, 40.34)

55–64

9.70 (7.55, 11.85)

25.41 (24.35, 26.47)

65–74

5.85 (4.23, 7.47)

17.96 (16.96, 18.95)

75–84

2.23 (1.64, 2.82)

15.41 (14.24, 16.58)

85 and older

0.26 (0, 0.78)

14.44 (11.81, 17.07)

Race/ethnicity*

   

Non-Hispanic white

32.66 (30.79, 34.52)

53.17 (52.76, 53.59)

Non-Hispanic black

19.17 (17.42, 20.92)

34.71 (33.60, 35.83)

Mexican American/

Hispanic**

30.69 (29.67, 31.70)

47.17 (45.68, 48.66)

Gender*

   

Male

30.72 (28.92, 32.53)

50.35 (49.77, 50.94)

Female

29.54 (27.97, 31.12)

49.81 (49.31, 50.30)

Education*

   

Less than 12th grade

20.33 (18.41, 22.25)

35.71 (34.47, 36.96)

12th grade

26.80 (24.76, 28.85)

42.81 (42.14, 43.48)

More than 12th grade

37.65 (36.05, 39.26)

57.39 (56.89, 57.88)

Federal poverty level (FPL)*

   

Below FPL

20.22 (18.24, 22.20)

NA

At/above FPL

31.84 (30.29, 33.40)

NA

Income*

   

Less than $15,000

NA

36.96 (35.67, 38.26)

$15,000–$24,999

NA

39.48 (38.52, 40.44)

$25,000–$34,999

NA

46.08 (45.11, 47.05)

$35,000–$49,999

NA

51.24 (50.32, 52.15)

More than $50,000

NA

60.32 (59.50, 61.15)

Below FPL*

   

Non-Hispanic white

22.09 (18.13, 26.06)

NA

Non-Hispanic black

15.07 (13.05, 17.08)

NA

Mexican American

27.73 (25.75, 27.68)

NA

At/above FPL*

   

Non-Hispanic white

33.63 (31.63, 35.62)

NA

Non-Hispanic black

21.03 (19.03, 23.03)

NA

Mexican American

32.64 (31.52, 33.77)

NA

* Age standardized to the year 2000 US population.

** Mexican American group refers to NHANES III and Hispanic to BRFSS.

Data sources: The Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES III) 1988-1994, National Center for Health Statistics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the 1999 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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